The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 1925
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
12:23 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 33
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 87.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.85° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.23° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.